• CLASSICAL MUSIC

TODAY

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The National Theatre of London’s “Live in HD” production of “She Stoops to Conquer,” the high comedy by Oliver Goldsmith, will be screened today at the Strand Theatre in Rockland and at the Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center at Fryeburg Academy. Courtesy photo

DaPonte String Quartet: “Fatal Attraction,” Alban Berg’s “Lyric Suite” and Schubert’s String Quartet No. 14 in D minor; St. John Baptist Church, Thomaston. $22; $18 for seniors; free for those under 21. daponte.org. 7:30 p.m.

Portland Conservatory of Music Noonday Concert, with soprano Christina Astrachan, oboist Stephen Shiman and organist Harold Stover, First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, Portland. Free. 775-3356. 12:15 p.m.

Frontiers of Music Concert Series, chamber music by Mark Tipton and Joshua DeScherer with Maria Wagner, Benjamin Noyes and Jesse Feinberg; Frontier Cafe, Cinema & Gallery, Brunswick. Name your price. explorefrontier.com. 7 p.m.

FRIDAY

DaPonte String Quartet: “Fatal Attraction,” Alban Berg’s “Lyric Suite” and Schubert’s String Quartet No. 14 in D minor; St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, Falmouth. $22; $18 for seniors; free for those under 21. daponte.org. 7:30 p.m.

SATURDAY

Pianist Igor Lovchinsky, works by Bach-Busoni, Chopin, Shostakovich and Liszt, Franco American Heritage Center, Lewiston. $16; $14 for seniors; free for those 21 and under. francocenter.org. 7:30 p.m.

DaPonte String Quartet: “Fatal Attraction,” Alban Berg’s “Lyric Suite” and Schubert’s String Quartet No. 14 in D minor; Lincoln Theater, Damariscotta. $22; $18 for seniors; free for those under 21. daponte.org. 7:30 p.m.

SUNDAY

Soprano Christy Comeau-Pierce, works by Strauss, Cilea, Korngold, Arlen and more; benefits Cancer Community Center; State Street Church, Portland. $20. 774-2200. 3 p.m.

Blue Hill Concert Association Winter Concert Series, string quartet with clarinet, First Congregational Church, Blue Hill. $30; free for high school students and younger. bluehillconcerts.org. 3 p.m.

DaPonte String Quartet: “Fatal Attraction,” Alban Berg’s “Lyric Suite” and Schubert’s String Quartet No. 14 in D minor; Midcoast Presbyterian Church, Topsham. $22; $18 for seniors; free for those under 21. daponte.org. 3 p.m.

Graduate Piano Recital, with Boston Conservatory graduate student Nicholas Price, Saco River Grange Hall, Buxton. Free/donation. 650-2776. 3 p.m.

Rossini Club, Eleanor Lehmann, violin, and Ruth Matt, piano, perform Rachmaninoff’s “Vocalise” and other works, Cathedral Church of St. Luke, Portland. $10; $5 for seniors; free for students. rossiniclub.org. 3 p.m.

MONDAY

Decompression Chamber Music Season Four, Schubert’s “Death and the Maiden,” One Longfellow Square, Portland. $12 in advance; $15 day of show. onelongfellowsquare.com. 6 p.m.

MARCH 29

Vienna Piano Trio, Austrian trio plays Haydn’s Trio in E-Flat minor and more, Bates College (Olin Arts Center), Lewiston. $6. batestickets.com. 7:30 p.m.

Portland Conservatory of Music Noonday Concert, with DaPonte String Quartet, First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, Portland. Free. 775-3356. 12:15 p.m.

• DANCE

Trey McIntyre Project, Merrill Auditorium, Portland. $27 to $38; $10 for students. porttix.com. 7:30 p.m. today.

“Giselle,” by Portland Ballet Company, Westbrook Performing Arts Center. $35; $15 for ages 18 and under. porttix.com. 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday.

Bellydance Superstars: “Club Bellydance,” with Lindsay Feeney, Naya’s Trance, Sisters of the Sun, Emily Wood and more, Portland High School Auditorium. $20 in advance; $25 day of show. club-bellydance.com. 7:30 p.m. Sunday.

• THEATER

Henrik Ibsen’s “Ghosts,” by Lorem Ipsum, all ages; Space, Portland. $10. space538.org. 7:30 p.m. today to Saturday. Through April 1.

“Little Me,” Good Theater production of Neil Simon play, St. Lawrence Arts Center, Portland. $20 to $30. goodtheater.com. 7 p.m. today;

7:30 p.m. Friday; 3 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday; 7 p.m. Wednesday and March 29. Through April 1.

National Theatre of London Live: “She Stoops to Conquer,” live broadcast, Strand Theatre, Rockland. $23; $15 for ages 18 and under. rocklandstrand.com. Live at 2 p.m., rebroadcast at 7 p.m. today.

National Theatre of London Live: “She Stoops to Conquer,” live broadcast, Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center, Fryeburg. $18; $15 for seniors; $10 for students. fryeburgacademy.org/pac. Live at 2 p.m., rebroadcast at 7 p.m. today.

“The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged),” Freeport Factory Stage. $19; $15 for seniors and students; pay-what-you-can on Thursdays. freeportfactory.com. 7:30 p.m. today to Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday.

“The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds,” Paul Zindel’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Mad Horse Theatre Company, Lucid Stage, Portland. $22; $20 for seniors and students; pay-what-you-can on Thursdays. lucidstage.com. 8 p.m. today to Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday; 8:30 p.m. March 29. Through April 1.

John Logan’s “Red,” play about artist Mark Rothko, Public Theatre, Lewiston. $18; $5 for ages 18 and under. thepublictheatre.org. 7:30 p.m. today and Friday; 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday.

“Honk!” award-winning musical comedy, Kennebunk High School Economos Auditorium. $9. 985-1110. 7:30 p.m. today to Saturday and March 29. Through March 31.

“Tied to the Tracks,” musical melodrama, Greely High School, Cumberland Center. thenorth.com/greelydinnertheatre. $6; $5 for seniors and students. 7:30 p.m. today and Friday.

Readings of New Works from Maine Playwrights, by Belfast Maskers, Union Hall (Town Hall), Searsport. Free/donation. 505-0199. “Hatty” by Bundy Boit, 7 p.m. Friday; “Joe Patten for Senate’ by Jon Potter and “Mansion on the Hill” by Eddie Adelman, 7 p.m. Saturday.

“The Odyssey,” traditional Sicilian marionette show of Homer’s epic by Shoestring Theater with live music, Mayo Street Arts, Portland. $4 to $10. mayostreetarts.org. 7:30 p.m. Friday; 1 p.m. Saturday.

Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “Cinderella,” Windham Center Stage Theatre. $8, $10; $5 for children under age 5. 893-2098. 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday.

“A Few Good Men,” military courtroom thriller, Portland Players, South Portland. $20; $15 for students; $18 for seniors. portlandplayers.org. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Through April 1.

“Annie,” classic musical, Academy of Developing Artists of Maine, Biddeford. $10 in advance; $13 day of show. 423-2027. 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. Through April 1.

Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” by Young Company, Theater Project, Brunswick. $12/donation. theaterproject.com. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. Through April 1.

“Freud’s Last Session,” by Everyman Repertory Theatre, Camden Public Library. $20. everymanrep.org. 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. Through April 1.

“Tied to the Tracks,” musical melodrama with dinner, Greely High School, Cumberland Center. thenorth.com/greelydinnertheatre. $15; $12 for seniors and students. Dinner at 6:15 p.m.; show at 7:30 p.m. Saturday.

“Chanson: The Lives and Music of Edith Piaf and Jaques Brel,” dinner theater by Freeport Players, The New Venue, Portland. $35; $25 for Sunday show. fcponline.org. 6:30 p.m. Saturday; 12:30 p.m. Sunday.

“Can U Here Me Know?” one-man show about a gay man’s journey through deaf culture and life, Lucid Stage, Portland. $15; $12 for students and seniors. lucidstage.com. 7:30 p.m. Sunday.

Dark Night Series: “Uncle Bob,” drama by Mad Horse Theatre, Lucid Stage, Portland. $10/donation. lucidstage.com. 7:30 p.m. Monday to Wednesday.

“Heroes,” comedy about three WWII veterans in a French retirement home, Portland Stage Company. $27 to $39; $15 to $19.50 for students. portlandstage.org. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday to March 29. Through April 22.

“Anything Goes,” Cole Porter musical by Wells High School Players, Wells High School. $5 to $8. 351-5741. 3:30 p.m. Wednesday; 7 p.m. March 29. Through March 31.

“Ink,” world premiere of play about the first woman published in America, presented by Penobscot Theatre Company, Bangor Opera House. $20. penobscottheatre.org. 7 p.m. Wednesday and March 29. Through April 15.

“Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grille,” Mardra Thomas as Billie Holiday with Flash Allen on piano, Freeport Factory Stage. $19; $15 for seniors and students; pay-what-you-can on Thursdays. freeportfactory.com. 7:30 p.m. March 29. Through April 14.

• ART MUSEUMS

OPENINGS/RECEPTIONS

“The Homestead Project: A Residence Reimagined,” architectural designs, Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland. farnsworthmuseum.org. Opens Saturday. Through Sept. 23.

CONTINUING

Portland Museum of Art: Youth Art Month exhibition, through April 1; “Making Faces: Photographic Portraits of Actors and Artists,” photos of famous actors and artists plus works by the artists profiled, through April 8; “Edgar Degas: The Private Impressionist,” more than 70 drawings, prints, pastels, photographs and sculptures, through May 28; Tanja Alexia Hollander: “Are You Really My Friend?” photographs of Facebook friends, through June 17. portlandmuseum.org

Maine Historical Society Museum/Longfellow House, Portland: “Take to the Streets!” photography exhibit examining American protest movements, through March 31; “Dressing Up, Standing Out, Fitting In: Adornment & Identity in Maine,” artifacts reveal the way Mainers dressed from the 18th to 20th centuries, through May 27. mainehistory.org

Maine Jewish Museum, Portland: “The Face of the Ghetto: Pictures by Jewish Photographers from the Lodz Ghetto 1940-1944,” through May 1. treeoflifemuseum.org

Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Brunswick: “Insight Out: Exploring Gifts of Art from Private Collectors,” contributions from private collectors since 1811, and “Intimations of Independence: The First 100 Years of American Portraiture,” portraits of Thomas Jefferson, James Madison and more, through April 15; “Motion and Emotion: Contemporary Art from Gerhard Richter to Chakaia Booker,” through June 3; “Building a College Collection: Select Recent Acquisitions,” more than 20,000 objects, and “Telephones,” seven-minute compilation of Hollywood film clips, through June 24. bowdoin.edu

Bowdoin College (Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum), Brunswick: “In a State of Becoming,” Inuit art from the collection of Rabbi Harry Sky, ongoing. bowdoin.edu/arcticmuseum

Maine Maritime Museum, Bath: “Port of Portland: A Ship-Shaped History,” a look at Portland’s past via the ships that sailed through the harbors, the city’s shipping and ship-building industries, and more, through May 13. mainemaritimemuseum.org

Dyer Library/Saco Museum: “Rugs All Marked Out: Biddeford’s Edward S. Frost,” celebration of 19th-century rug entrepreneur and “Hooked Rugs of Artists from the Maine Tin Pedlar,” through Saturday; wall sculptures by UNE Students made from repurposed materials and with a marine theme, through March 30. 283-3861.

Ogunquit Museum of American Art: “Rediscoveries 2: New Perspectives on the Permanent Collection,” though April 29. ogunquitmuseum.org

Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland: “The Art of the Book,” focuses on the museum’s collection of rare 19th- and 20th-century books, through April 1. 596-6457.

UMaine Museum of Art, Bangor: “The Moment: Paintings by Michael De Brito,” Lori Nix: “The City,” Brett Day Windham: “I Put a Spell on You” and George Terry: “Because You’re Mine,” all through Saturday. umma.umaine.edu

Abbe Museum, Bar Harbor: “Twisted Path II: Contemporary American Art Informed by Tradition,” contemporary art show featuring native artists from the Northeast, through May; “Indians and Rusticators,” through Dec. 29. abbemuseum.org

• ART GALLERIES

OPENINGS/RECEPTIONS

“Land and Sea: Land and Seascapes in Seasons and Light,” paintings by Marlena Faxon, Merrill Memorial Library, Yarmouth. 846-6264. Artist reception, 5 to 7 p.m. Friday.

“My (so-called) Teenage Life 2011-2012,” North Yarmouth Academy student photography exhibit, Clayton’s Gourmet Market & Cafe, Yarmouth. nya.org. Opens Saturday. Through April 30.

“Earthenware and Healing,” exhibit of Ayurvedic healing herbs and oils and their vessels, College of the Atlantic (Ethel H. Blum Gallery), Bar Harbor. 288-5015. Opens Monday. Through March 30.

Altered Book Exhibition from Margo Ogden’s Workshop, Hubbard Free Library, Hallowell. harlowgallery.org. Closing reception, 4 p.m. March 29.

CONTINUING

The Salt Exchange, Portland: “Reflections,” sea-inspired oil paintings and metallic driftwood sculptures by Ellen Thayer, through April 30. thesaltexchange.net

Coffee By Design (India Street), Portland: “Out of the Blue,” group show by YES Art Works, through April 1. yesartworks.org

Lofts Gallery, Portland: “Open Spaces, Maine III,” paintings by Leslie Anderson, Ann Mohnkern and Louisa Wickard, through March 30. 773-1737.

Gleason Fine Art, Portland: Kevin Beers, “Trucks and Landscapes,” new paintings, through March 30. 699-5599.

Greenhut Galleries, Portland: Sixth annual biennial invitational, through April 27. 772-2693.

Addison Woolley Gallery, Portland: “Portraits,” photographs by Sally Dennison and Mat Thorne, through March 31. addisonwoolley.com

Rose Contemporary, Portland: “Print/Counter-Print,” works by members of Peregrine Press, Zea Mays Printmaking and MECA, through March 30. peregrinepress.com

3 Fish Gallery, Portland: “Attach,” new drawings by Amy Ray, through March 30. 773-4773.

Art House Picture Frames, Portland: “Night Studies,” small works by Christina Goodwin, through Saturday. arthousepictureframes.com

Harmon’s & Barton’s Gallery, Portland: “A Year of New Work” by Neil Wyrick, through March 30. harmonsbartons.com

St. Lawrence Arts Center, Portland: Lisa Dombek, paintings and mixed media, through March 30. stlawrencearts.org

Portland Public Library (Lewis Gallery): “Visual Poetry: A Painting Show,” through April 3. portlandlibrary.com

Salt Institute for Documentary Studies, Portland: “Flash Forward,” group exhibition, through May 4. salt.edu

Green Hand Bookshop, Portland: “Madness Immemorial,” tribute to H.P. Lovecraft by Brandon Kawashima and Michelle Souliere, through March 30. 253-6808.

Glickman Family Library, University of Southern Maine, Portland: “Chronology of a Life: Artist’s Books, Poems, and Publications of Georgiana Peacher,” through April 30. usm.maine.edu

Flat Iron Gallery, Portland: Diane Bowie Zaitlin, mixed media, through May 2. 838-7591.

Richard Boyd Gallery, Peaks Island: Retrospective exhibit of 20th-century Peaks Island art, through Saturday. richardboydpottery.com

Somerset Sports and Fitness Center, Scarborough: “The Good Ole Days: Men and Their Tools,” 19th-century tools used by surveyor Levi Weston, Skowhegan History House traveling display, through April 10. skowheganhistoryhouse.org

University of Southern Maine (Art Gallery), Gorham: “The Myths,” photographic exhibition on the evolving roles of women, through April 4. usm.maine.edu/gallery

Elizabeth Moss Gallery, Falmouth: “Monhegan Island Year Around” by Alison Hill and “Still Life, Revisited” by Brita Holmquist, Margaret Ryan and Margareta McDonald, through April 7. elizabethmossgalleries.com

Royal Bean, Yarmouth: Artisans collective mixed-media show, through March 30. 846-7967.

Yarmouth Frame Shop and Gallery: “Painting in Normandy and Beyond,” six-woman show, through March 30. 846-7777.

Thos. Moser Showroom, Freeport: “Viewpoints,” new work by painters Eric Hopkins, James Mullen and Colin Page, through May 1. 865-4519.

Gallery Framing, Brunswick: Debra Arter: “Layers of Meaning,” mixed-media work, through March 29. 729-9108.

Little Dog Coffee Shop, Brunswick: “Little House Meets Little Dog,” paintings by Melissa Capuano, through March 30. spindleworks.org

Markings Gallery, Bath: New work by Obie Buell, Susie Stevenson, Susan Hutton and Annette Kearney, through March 30. markingsgallery.com

Chocolate Church Arts Center, Bath: “Springtime Floriade,” multi-disciplinary exhibit, through April 20. chocolatechurcharts.org

Topsham Public Library (Crooker Gallery): “Assembly Line,” work by Barbara Bean, Maureen Block, Terry Grasse and Ann Slocum, through Tuesday. topshamlibrary.org

Maine Fiberarts, Topsham: “The Art of the Needle,” needlepoint tapestries by Jill Vendituoli, through April 23. mainefiberarts.org

Harlow Gallery, Hallowell: “Young at Art,” showcase of K-8 graders’ artwork, and “Callithump!” vending machine art, through March 31. harlowgallery.org

Merrymeeting Arts Center, Bowdoinham: “Vernal Pools and the First Signs of Spring,” through April 28. 841-5914.

Engine, Biddeford Arts: “MERC: Mainers Recycling Cardboard,” through March 30. feedtheengine.org

University of New England (Campus Center), Biddeford: “Another Part of Me,” staff and faculty exhibit, through April 2. une.edu

Red Door Pottery Studio, Kittery: “Focus on India,” photos by New Hampshire craftsman Lawrence Elbroch, through March 31. 439-5671.

York Public Library: “A Photo Exhibit of African Wildlife” by Earland Bradley, through Wednesday. york.lib.me.us

Aarhus Gallery, Belfast: “44N 69W: Radius Belfast,” fourth annual show, through April 1. aarhusgallery.com

Waterfall Arts, Belfast: “Painters, Players and Poets,” “Branching Out: Water” and Gardiner-area artists, through Tuesday. waterfallarts.org

Perimeter Gallery, Belfast: “As High as Heaven,” paintings and drawings by Kenny Cole, through April 21. 338-0555.

River Arts, Damariscotta: “Playing Around: Art of the Imagination,” 96 works by 46 artists, with several 3D sculptures in a variety of media and assemblages, through March 29. riverartsme.org

Savory Maine, Damariscotta: Damariscotta artist Penny Moodey, through April 16. 563-2111.

Damariscotta River Grill: “Spring Works,” by Cynthia Hammett, Ed McCartan and Dorothy K. Magadieu, through April 24. damariscottarivergrill.com

Haynes Galleries, Thomaston: “The Wyeths: First Family of American Realism,” work by N.C., Andrew, Jamie, Carolyn, Henriette and Victoria Wyeth, through April 10. haynesgalleries.com

Schoolhouse Gallery, Kingfield: Marguerite Robichaux, Hugh Verrier and John Orcutt, landscape paintings, paper bird sculptures and nature photography, through Wednesday. 939-6518.

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